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ings, which formapart of this specification, Figure 1 isa side view of 'a razor with the re- 'thread formed/in this holefor the recep' .guard consists of al metal plate, D, having teeth somewhat similar toth'ose' of a comb,

f NITED STATES .ioHN KINLocH, oF PHILADELPHIA, PALD oAfrANAcH, AND ADAM PATENT OFFICE-,

l19A-,Assieme To HiMsELE, ARCHI- oAfrANAcH, or SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEM ENT IN RAZO-'RS.

Specification forming part of Letttrs Patent No.. 211,891, dated March S, 1864.

T 0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN KINLooH,'of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and now of the United States Army` have invented a Safety- Guard for Razors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of a toothed guard arranged in respect to the blade -of a razor, and rendered reversible -on and detachable from the same, substantially as described hereinafter, so that the razor may be Yused `wtho'ut danger ot' cutting the face by those who are maimed or Wounded,- and by those who have to shave'themselves'in situationsiandA under circumstances which render the operation by an ordinary naked razor both tediousA and dangerous.

Inorder` to enable others to -make and use my invention, 1 will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the accompanying 'drawversible and'detachabl'e guard, and Fig. 2 is a sectional-view of the blade and guard drawn `toan enlargedscale. A

The blade A and 'handle IB of the razor-- are of the usual construction, with thiseir cept-ion, that-a small hole .is bored in the back edge of the blade, and an internal screwtion lof a thumb-screw, C, by means of which the' guard is secure'dtov the blade. -This one edge of the ,plate being bent so as to form a flange, d, throughan oblong slot, in which passes the stem ofthe 'thumb-screw C, the head offwhich bears -against thev an'ge dof the guard, and thus conneslthe latter to the back of the blade. The guard is adapted or nearlyadapted'to the shape of the blade, as

seen in Fig. 2, and the end of the teeth,whichv are slight] y rounded and `made perfectly smooth, project a short distance'beyond the cutting-edge ,of the blade, the Vposition of which in respect to the surface of the face to be shaved is represented in Fig. 2, the line y' representing the surface of vthe face, and the' lines't' being exaggerated representations of the hairs of the beard to be operated on.

As the edge of the blade is moved in contact with the surface of the face, the hairs are separated by the teeth and between the 'latter are presentedr to the action of the advancing cutting-edge.

It will be evident that the teeth mustl preA ofv` shaving with an ordinaryrazor both. tedif ous and dangerous.

The improvement also rendersa razores'pecally well adapted t0 sailors and othersv who have to shave at'sea,and to those who are compelled to perform the same operation in vl'ocalities and undercircumstances whengthe'usua'l 'appliances vandcomforts'are not accessible.i 1

I claim 'as my invention and desire lto secure by Letters Patent- The toothed guard'- arranged lin 'respect' to the blade 'of afrazo'r and rendered reversible.

on and detachable from the san1e,-,substa'n tially -asand for the 'purpose herein 'set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 11a-me to this specification in the presence of two sub scribingwitnesses JOHN KINLOCH. Witnesses:

' JOHN WHITE HENRY Houses. 

